Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Now then, if your land is not fit to worship in, come over into the LORD's land, where his Tent is. Claim some land among us. But don't rebel against the LORD or make rebels out of us by building an altar in addition to the altar of the LORD our God. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But if you think the land of your possession to be unclean, pass over to the land wherein is the tabernacle of the Lord, and dwell among us: only depart not from the Lord, and from our society, by building an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God. unclean Exodus 15:17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thy inheritance, in thy most firm habitation, which thou hast made, O Lord; thy sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. Leviticus 18:25-28 And with which the land is defiled: the abominations of which I will visit, that it may vomit out its inhabitants. . . . Amos 7:17 And now hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, thou shalt not prophesy against Israel, and thou shalt not drop thy word upon the house of the idol. Acts 10:14,15 But Peter said: Far be it from me. For I never did eat any thing that is common and unclean. . . . Acts 11:8,9 And I said: Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth. . . . wherein Joshua 18:1 And all the children of Israel assembled together in Silo, and there they set up the tabernacle of the testimony, and the land was subdued before them. Leviticus 17:8,9 And thou shalt say to them: The man of the house of Israel, and of the strangers who sojourn among you, that offereth a holocaust or a victim, . . . Deuteronomy 12:5,6 But you shall come to the place, which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, and to dwell in it: . . . 2 Chronicles 11:13,16,17 And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats, . . . Context The Offensive Altar…18And you have forsaken the Lord to day, and to morrow his wrath will rage against all Israel. 19But if you think the land of your possession to be unclean, pass over to the land wherein is the tabernacle of the Lord, and dwell among us: only depart not from the Lord, and from our society, by building an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God.20Did not Achan the son of Zare transgress the commandment of the Lord, and his wrath lay upon all the people of Israel? And he was but one man, and would to God he alone had perished in his wickedness.… Cross References Joshua 22:11 And when the children of Israel had heard of it, and certain messengers brought them an account that the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasses had built an altar in the land of Chanaan, upon the banks of the Jordan, over against the children of Israel: Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of the Persians resisted me one and twenty days: and behold Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, and I remained there by the king of the Persians. Jump to Previous Altar Building Cross Dwelleth Dwells However Notwithstanding Possession Rebel Tabernacle Unclean Wherein WithstandingJump to Next Altar Building Cross Dwelleth Dwells However Notwithstanding Possession Rebel Tabernacle Unclean Wherein WithstandingLinks Joshua 22:19 NIVJoshua 22:19 NLT Joshua 22:19 ESV Joshua 22:19 NASB Joshua 22:19 Bible Apps Joshua 22:19 Biblia Paralela Joshua 22:19 Chinese Bible Joshua 22:19 French Bible Joshua 22:19 German Bible Alphabetical: against altar among an and besides building But by come cross defiled do for God however If into is land LORD Lord's not of Only or other our over possess possession rebel share stands tabernacle take than the then to unclean us where with you your yourselves OT History: Joshua 22:19 However if the land of your possession (Josh. Jos) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |